January 10 2012

12:10 AM

The members of Keegan's Clan after seeing their man
shoot 65 on Monday.

By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM

KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Not all of the fans decked out in the red
shirts on Monday with the Keegan's Clan emblem (KB initials on top
of a shamrock) live in Hawaii. In fact, most of them are from
Jackson Hole, Wyo., where Keegan Bradley's dad Mark is the head pro
at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club.

But for four days, they were out in full force at the Hyundai
Tournament of Champions, supporting their favorite player. The 2011
Rookie of the Year rewarded them Monday with a final-round 8-under
65, his lowest round of the week.

After signing his scorecard, Bradley went over to Keegan's Clan,
shaking hands and posing for pictures while thanking them for the
support.

"It's funny," Bradley said. "You come all the way to Hawaii and
you still have a good 15 people out there. It's pretty cool that
they came out to support me."

Scott Bancroft, one of those who lives in Wyoming, helped
organize the group. He and Mike Bunyard, who lives in Hawaii,
created the shirts -- white for the first three days; red on the
final day to match Bradley's St. John's colors.

They plan to be out in full force again next week at the Sony
Open in Hawaii. But they were still celebrating the 65 their man
shot on Monday.

"His back nine was awesome," Bunyard said.

Indeed. Bradley finally found his putting stroke after three
days of seeing nothing go in the hole. He also chipped in from 73
yards for eagle at the par-4 16th.

"I've been playing so well all week but my putting has been
ferociously bad," Bradley said. "But when you make shots from the
fairway, that makes putting a lot easier."

Although his first trip to the Hyundai Tournament of Champions
didn't result in a win, Bradley is fired up about his swing right
now. He hit 62 of 72 greens in regulation this week, an 86 percent
pace.

"Ball-striking wise, it was one of the best four days combined
I've had in my professional career," Bradley said. "It just kind of
all finally clicked together today. I wish I could've kept playing,
to be honest with you."

No worries. He'll be back on the course again this week in Oahu.
So will Keegan's Clan.